INSPIRATION DAY 16

INSPIRATION DAY 16

LOS CHORROS, Honduras

Red Grape. Cacao Nib.

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Origin: Intibucá, Honduras  
Roast: Filter / Espresso
Producer: Roman Flores
Altitude: 1820 Meters
Varietal: Lempira
Process: Washed


For your second coffee from Honduras, let us introduce Los Chorros. Like Caballero, Los Chorros has become a favourite seasonal fixture in our portfolio.

Producer Roman Flores grew up on a coffee plantation, surrounded by coffee from a young age. After inheriting the 22 hectare estate, Roman and his wife have devoted themselves to making the best of the land. Their work has helped raise the profile of coffee from Intibucá and we love the complexity and depth of this fully washed lot. Expect notes of cacao, black tea, and red grapes.

THE CUP

Los Chorros delights with its soft fruit flavour and silky mouthfeel. Our lot has notes of luscious red grape alongside the richness of cacao nibs and dark fruit. A complex, floral finish makes this coffee stand above anything else we have tried from the region.

ABOUT THE FARM

Across a 22 hectare farm, Roman Flores tends to 16 hectares of coffee plants, including the Lempira beans we are bringing you this season. Roman grew up on his parents coffee plantation, surrounded by coffee from a young age. When he and his wife inherited the land they decided to move back to the mountains and devote themselves to making the best of the land.

Having spent three years working in the USA, Roman was able to provide enough investment to focus on quality speciality production and their coffee has been improving ever since. With their dream to export to countries across the world, it was a pleasure to taste the results of all their hard work.

Coffee from Honduras can be amazing when they are from the right places and are processed well. They often have more complexity, depth and richness than other Central American coffees. Many specialty coffee buyers in Honduras are focused in and around the region of Santa Barbara. The region of Intibuca, however, is also very special and it stands out with delicious coffees, and enormous potential to produce more if producers can find a market. We know we will be working with Roman for many seasons to come.

THE PROCESS

After expert handpicking, the cherries are sorted and fermented for 24-30 hours in concrete tanks before they are washed and then dried for 20 days. This clean and complex washed coffee is a great testament to the investment Roman has made in the production and processing at this farm.

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